172455P.pdf   07/20/2018  United States  v.  Michael Carr
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  17-2455
                          and No:  17-2548
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines   
   [PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Melloy and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The district court's 
   conclusion that defendant Homedew voluntarily consented to a search of his 
   backpack was not clearly erroneous; Homedew's claim that he was denied 
   effective assistance of counsel by his attorney's agreement to a 
   continuance requested by a co-defendant was premature and would not be 
   considered on direct appeal; defendant Carr's argument that his sentence 
   created an unwarranted disparity compared to the sentences handed down to 
   two co-defendants in the matter was properly rejected by the district 
   court on the ground that the Carr and the other defendants were not 
   similarly situated in their role in the offense or in their acceptance of 
   responsibility.